I couldn't miss sharing my story of depression here for everyone to read. I am s victim of depression and I am also a healer from depression.... I can tell you for free that depression is a bad mental disorder that can kill... I know how many times I have wished for death,and even the thoughts of suicide kept harbour in my mind....
To be sincere I don't wish anyone not even my enemy to be in a depressed state... This is my story
When I was in secondary school, my classmates always make me feel worthless and think so low of myself like I didn't know were all this bitterness, anger,hatred came from but one thing I know is that I didn't have a good relationship with people in my jss1 -jss3. Every single day of my staying day I hated myself, everytime, I will be thinking of how to escape from the school, or I will be praying for mid term break so that my parents will come pick me up
I had the worst hostel mates from jss1 to 3, they will virtually reduce you to nothing and 贸m贸r, l was lonely to stupor, lonely was killing me, I didn't have any1 to share my problems with, because of this, I started having very bad grades at school, if I tell my parents about it, they will be like that's school for you and they will pray for me but at that point of my life I wasn't looking for prayer, I was looking for someone I could share my problems with and talk to... My parents were not always available, my elder sister was in a different school and my junior brother was in a different school
You see sadness, it was my daily routine of meal, I could barely see myself happy or smile in any situation... One day I had a privileged of sitting under one of my senior student to tell her about my situation... But instead of her help me overcome it, she mocked me and even told her mates about it... Kaiiiiiiiiiiiiii, I lost appetite in anything tears was enough for me
After my jss3 my grades reduced and I told my parents I didn't like the school that the environment is what is what is making me have bad grades, thank God that listened and changed me.. but that wasn't enough reasons for my depressed self to heal I needed to.... To cut the long story short.... I was still fighting with getting over with depression until I started university....
God gave me right resources, I met a man God used to help me.... He basically listened to me without being judgmental, the healing process wasn't easy but he made me surround myself with people that had this amount of energy and vibes and today wherever I go I can tell my story of depression and also remedies to be free, I am a living testimony
Let me share with us few steps I took in overcoming the stigma of depression.
Understanding depression
We should learn to understand how depression works.. it works in different signs like,.. sadness, loneliness, fatigue, loss interest in doing lot of things,loss of appetite and concentration... When we see this signs we should look for professional help because that's how it start and gradually you could become a victim.
Not being judgmental
The reason why a lot of people cannot go through with overcoming depression is the stigma... A lot of people are afraid of being judged and misunderstood... Someone like me, anything I do that warrant my mood to change... My mentor will be like "after now you will be depressed" he is always reminding me, by so doing I prevented myself from every form of things that will make me depressed
All we can do to help those depressed souls is to create and environment were they can talk about their problems, create safe space that people will not be judged using their problems.
Sharing personal experiences
If you are trying to help another depressed soul, you should have s story to tell, people get healed by sharing their experiences with others. I can boldly share my experience of depression and how I have always been isolated with people around me
This little stories we share with people helps them and they can come back to you to seek for help...
Finally the should create awareness about depression through education and other means... By so doing, we will be able to eradicate the level of depression we are facing now especially because of the economy of this country, a lot of people will be depressed.... Lets Join hands and release the depressed souls because that is prison for them 馃馃馃
This is my proposed topic for October 06 monthly prompt source